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Behind The Scenes: Xcel Energy Goes By The Book To Restore Your Power [VIDEO]http://wjon.com/behind-the-scenes-xcel-energy-goes-by-the-book-to-restore-your-power-video/
http://wjon.com/behind-the-scenes-xcel-energy-goes-by-the-book-to-restore-your-power-video/#commentsThu, 25 Jun 2015 08:00:40 +0000Alex Svejkovskyhttp://wjon.com/?p=320373Continue reading…]]>This week in our "Behind the Scenes" series on WJON, we work on restoring your power with Xcel Energy when an outage occurs. The team at Xcel Energy is always one step ahead before a power outage occurs constantly planning for every situation.

]]>http://wjon.com/behind-the-scenes-xcel-energy-goes-by-the-book-to-restore-your-power-video/feed/0Crews at Xcel Energy work to assess power outages throughout the state. (Photo: Alex Svejkovsky, WJON)UPDATE: Power Back On in Waite Park and West St. Cloudhttp://wjon.com/power-outage-reported-in-waite-park-and-west-st-cloud/
http://wjon.com/power-outage-reported-in-waite-park-and-west-st-cloud/#commentsWed, 18 Feb 2015 19:44:28 +0000Dan DeBaunhttp://wjon.com/?p=302315Continue reading…]]>The power is back on after thousands were without power this afternoon in Waite Park and west St. Cloud.

]]>http://wjon.com/power-outage-reported-in-waite-park-and-west-st-cloud/feed/0Xcel EnergyUPDATE: Power Back On for West Side of St. Cloud Metro Areahttp://wjon.com/power-outage-impacts-west-side-of-st-cloud-metro-area/
http://wjon.com/power-outage-impacts-west-side-of-st-cloud-metro-area/#commentsWed, 04 Feb 2015 12:42:57 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=299943Continue reading…]]>Several Xcel Energy customers on the west side of the St. Cloud metro area dealt with a without power this (Wednesday) morning. Xcel says they had two outages, that impacted nearly 2,500 customers in the Westwood neighborhood in St. Cloud, as well as parts of Waite Park, Sartell, and St. Joseph.

]]>http://wjon.com/power-outage-impacts-west-side-of-st-cloud-metro-area/feed/0Xcel EnergyUPDATE: St. Cloud Library Now Open, After Power Outagehttp://wjon.com/st-cloud-library-closed-due-to-power-outage/
http://wjon.com/st-cloud-library-closed-due-to-power-outage/#commentsWed, 10 Sep 2014 15:13:40 +0000Lee Vosshttp://wjon.com/?p=275413Continue reading…]]>The St. Cloud Public Library is open this (Wednesday) morning. The opening of the library was delayed by about an hour, due to a power outage.

]]>http://wjon.com/power-outage-effects-after-schools-programs-at-sauk-rapids-rice/feed/0Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, Photo by WJON.com's Jim MauriceUPDATE: Xcel Energy Says Power Restored to All of St. Cloud Metro Areahttp://wjon.com/xcel-energy-power-should-be-restored-to-all-of-st-cloud-metro-by-500-p-m-today/
http://wjon.com/xcel-energy-power-should-be-restored-to-all-of-st-cloud-metro-by-500-p-m-today/#commentsTue, 25 Jun 2013 01:50:49 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=197183Continue reading…]]>Xcel Energy says they have fully restored power to all of their customers in the St. Cloud metro area. An estimated 30,000 customers in the St. Cloud area lost power on Friday, due to severe storms.

]]>http://wjon.com/xcel-energy-power-should-be-restored-to-all-of-st-cloud-metro-by-500-p-m-today/feed/0Businesses in Downtown St. Cloud Still Without Power [PHOTOS]http://wjon.com/businesses-in-downtown-st-cloud-still-without-power-photos/
http://wjon.com/businesses-in-downtown-st-cloud-still-without-power-photos/#commentsSat, 22 Jun 2013 23:04:17 +0000Alex Svejkovskyhttp://wjon.com/?p=196942Continue reading…]]> Parts of downtown St. Cloud are still without power from the storm that hit the area early Friday morning.

]]>http://wjon.com/xcel-energy-reports-progress-after-mn-storms/feed/0UPDATE: Power Restored After South St. Cloud Pole Firehttp://wjon.com/pole-fire-causes-power-outage-in-south-st-cloud/
http://wjon.com/pole-fire-causes-power-outage-in-south-st-cloud/#commentsFri, 17 May 2013 21:15:08 +0000Lee Vosshttp://wjon.com/?p=190002Continue reading…]]>Electricity was restored in less than two hours after a pole fire in south St. Cloud.

]]>http://wjon.com/7600-customers-lose-power-in-st-cloud-metro-area/feed/0Ravens Defeat 49ers To Become Super Bowl Championshttp://wjon.com/ravens-defeat-49ers-to-become-super-bowl-champions/
http://wjon.com/ravens-defeat-49ers-to-become-super-bowl-champions/#commentsMon, 04 Feb 2013 03:45:21 +0000Dave Overlundhttp://1390thefan.com/?p=111004Continue reading…]]>The Baltimore Ravens jumped out to a huge early lead then weathered a comeback attempt to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 at the Superdome in New Orleans Sunday night. Baltimore wide receiver Jacoby Jones set an NFL record with a 108-yard kickoff return and also had a 52-yard touchdown catch in the game

]]>http://wjon.com/power-outage-in-sartell-sauk-rapids/feed/0Xcel EnergyDowned Power Line Cause of Power Outagehttp://wjon.com/downed-power-line-cause-of-power-outage/
http://wjon.com/downed-power-line-cause-of-power-outage/#commentsThu, 19 Jan 2012 14:31:56 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=68221Continue reading…]]>Xcel Energy says a downed power line is the cause of a power outage this (Thursday) morning.

]]>http://wjon.com/damaging-storms-move-through-northern-minnesota/feed/0Steven Sohlstrom, FlightFlash.comUPDATE – Power Outage In Parts Of St. Cloud Metrohttp://wjon.com/power-outage-in-parts-of-st-cloud-metro/
http://wjon.com/power-outage-in-parts-of-st-cloud-metro/#commentsMon, 15 Aug 2011 13:50:46 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=26338Continue reading…]]>About 1,700 Xcel Energy customers were without power this (Monday) morning for nearly an hour and a half.

]]>http://wjon.com/power-outage-in-parts-of-st-cloud-metro/feed/0Xcel EnergyPower Still Out For Hundreds After Tuesday Stormshttp://wjon.com/power-still-out-for-hundreds-after-tuesday-storms/
http://wjon.com/power-still-out-for-hundreds-after-tuesday-storms/#commentsWed, 03 Aug 2011 14:34:06 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=24688Continue reading…]]>Hundreds of customers are still without power today (Wednesday), due to yesterday's storms.

]]>http://wjon.com/power-still-out-for-hundreds-after-tuesday-storms/feed/0East Central EnergyUPDATE – Power Knocked Out In Parts Of Benton, Mille Lacs Countieshttp://wjon.com/power-knocked-out-in-parts-of-benton-mille-lacs-counties/
http://wjon.com/power-knocked-out-in-parts-of-benton-mille-lacs-counties/#commentsTue, 19 Jul 2011 21:13:41 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=22630Continue reading…]]>East Central Energy has restored power to most of their customers. They say they still have about 350 members, mostly in Mille Lacs County, without power this (Tuesday) afternoon.

]]>http://wjon.com/power-knocked-out-in-parts-of-benton-mille-lacs-counties/feed/0East Central EnergyHundreds Still Without Power At Xcel Energy, Stearns Electrichttp://wjon.com/hundreds-still-without-power-at-xcel-energy-stearns-electric/
http://wjon.com/hundreds-still-without-power-at-xcel-energy-stearns-electric/#commentsMon, 11 Jul 2011 19:09:59 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=21519Continue reading…]]>Hundreds of people in central Minnesota remain without power this (Monday) afternoon, after last night's thunderstorms. Stearns Electric says they still have about 330 customers with no electricity. Meanwhile, Xcel Energy says they have about 200 customers in the St. Cloud metro area that are still without power.

]]>http://wjon.com/hundreds-still-without-power-at-xcel-energy-stearns-electric/feed/0Getty Images1,000 Stearns Electric Customers Without Powerhttp://wjon.com/1000-stearns-electric-customers-without-power/
http://wjon.com/1000-stearns-electric-customers-without-power/#commentsMon, 11 Jul 2011 14:41:57 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=21485Continue reading…]]>Stearns Electric still has about 1,000 customers without power this (Monday) morning, due to last night's storms.

]]>http://wjon.com/1000-stearns-electric-customers-without-power/feed/0Flickr user Gus ThomsonThousands In The St. Cloud Area Still Without Powerhttp://wjon.com/thousands-in-the-st-cloud-area-still-without-power/
http://wjon.com/thousands-in-the-st-cloud-area-still-without-power/#commentsMon, 11 Jul 2011 12:42:38 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=21460Continue reading…]]>Xcel Energy says there are still about 2,000 customers in the St. Cloud metro area that are without power this (Monday) morning, after last nights storms.

]]>http://wjon.com/thousands-in-the-st-cloud-area-still-without-power/feed/0Getty ImagesXcel: St. Cloud Area Power Outages Could Last Into Mondayhttp://wjon.com/xcel-power-outages-could-last-into-monday/
http://wjon.com/xcel-power-outages-could-last-into-monday/#commentsSun, 03 Jul 2011 04:16:17 +0000Tim Lyonhttp://wjon.com/?p=20770Continue reading…]]>It could take through Monday for Xcel Energy crews to restore power to all the Central Minnesota homes and businesses that lost power in Friday's storm.

]]>http://wjon.com/xcel-power-outages-could-last-into-monday/feed/0Laura BakerPower Outage Still Impacting Thousandshttp://wjon.com/power-outage-still-impacting-thousands/
http://wjon.com/power-outage-still-impacting-thousands/#commentsSat, 02 Jul 2011 12:53:20 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=20679Continue reading…]]>Thousands are still without power this (Saturday) morning, after last night's storm. Xcel Energy spokeswoman Mary Sandok says they have over 12,000 customers without power stretching from the St. Cloud area down through southwest Minnesota. And East Central Energy has nearly 9,000 customers without power.

]]>http://wjon.com/power-outage-still-impacting-thousands/feed/0Flickr user Gus ThomsonUPDATE – Power Restored In Benton Countyhttp://wjon.com/power-outage-reported-in-benton-mille-lacs-isanti-counties/
http://wjon.com/power-outage-reported-in-benton-mille-lacs-isanti-counties/#commentsTue, 21 Jun 2011 20:55:09 +0000Lee Vosshttp://wjon.com/?p=19004Continue reading…]]>East Central Energy says most of the customers who lost power in Benton County this morning have had their electricity restored.

]]>http://wjon.com/power-outage-reported-in-benton-mille-lacs-isanti-counties/feed/0Getty ImagesThousands Lose Power In The Twin Citieshttp://wjon.com/thousands-lose-power-in-the-twin-cities/
http://wjon.com/thousands-lose-power-in-the-twin-cities/#commentsTue, 21 Jun 2011 12:40:27 +0000The Associated Presshttp://wjon.com/?p=19000Continue reading…]]>Rain, wind and lightning have knocked out power to thousands of customers in the Twin Cities metro area. Xcel Energy says more than 8,000 customers were without service Tuesday morning.

]]>http://wjon.com/thousands-lose-power-in-the-twin-cities/feed/0AFP/Getty ImagesXcel Energy Reporting Power Outage In Central Minnesotahttp://wjon.com/xcel-energy-reporting-power-outage-in-central-minnesota/
http://wjon.com/xcel-energy-reporting-power-outage-in-central-minnesota/#commentsMon, 09 May 2011 12:18:16 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=14696Continue reading…]]>Some people woke-up without power this (Monday) morning. The outage spread from Glenwood to Rice.

]]>http://wjon.com/xcel-reports-power-outage-in-st-cloudsauk-rapids/feed/0Xcel EnergyPower Restored To Milaca Area Residentshttp://wjon.com/milaca-area-residents-without-power/
http://wjon.com/milaca-area-residents-without-power/#commentsWed, 23 Mar 2011 16:52:21 +0000Jim Mauricehttp://wjon.com/?p=10830Continue reading…]]>A downed tree has caused over 530 customers to be without power in the Milaca area.

]]>http://wjon.com/milaca-area-residents-without-power/feed/0AFP/Getty ImagesThousands Went Without Power In St. Cloudhttp://wjon.com/thousands-went-without-power-in-st-cloud/
http://wjon.com/thousands-went-without-power-in-st-cloud/#commentsMon, 21 Feb 2011 16:03:39 +0000Lee Vosshttp://wjon.com/?p=8254Continue reading…]]>Nearly 8,000 Xcel Energy customers in St. Cloud and Waite Park were without power Sunday as a major snow storm blew into the state. Xcel spokeswoman Mary Sandok says the problem was an equipment failure at a substation about 11 a.m.